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“It felt very hopeful, like people were working hard to change things," she says. "The people were so welcoming and sincere."

After returning home, Slattery began researching education and women’s issues in developing countries and how to use business to achieve social goals. Then, as she started looking for jobs, she found herself thinking back to Cambodia and decided to turn to her professor for help.

“I told Kerry that she has the potential to become a star,” says Shultz, who tapped into his vast overseas network to help Slattery land her first global gig. “If we really believe in this mantra ‘preparing people to lead extraordinary lives,’ Kerry is the poster child of that.”

An ex-pat with impact

With this next chapter, Slattery says she “wants her work to have a positive impact on someone else” and would eventually like to move toward social entrepreneurship in her newfound home.

“She’ll clearly be a good ambassador,” Shultz says. “I’m hopeful this becomes the early bricks in the foundation for other Quinlan students.”

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